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Conspiracy Mentality Versus Belief in Conspiracy Theories
Zeitschrift Fur Psychologie / Journal of PsychologyAbstract: In this research spotlight, we respond to Nera’s (2024 , this issue) critique of the conspiracy mentality. We agree that the concept of the conspiracy mentality – and its relation to belief in conspiracy theories – requires further clarification. We also agree that the causal relationship between conspiracy mentality and belief in conspiracy
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The Conspiracy Mentality Scale
Social Psychology, 2019Abstract. Beliefs in conspiracy theories, generally considered to be a unidimensional construct, are associated with negative outcomes. The existing measures of conspiracy theory beliefs have number of shortcomings. We present the development of a novel measure of the tendency to believe in conspiracy theories and report the discovery of a second ...
Ana Stojanov, Jamin Halberstadt
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On the Usefulness of the Conspiracy Mentality Concept
Zeitschrift Fur Psychologie / Journal of PsychologyAbstract: The current commentary aims at defending the usefulness of the conspiracy mentality construct and emphasize its advantages over other ways to conceptualize and measure conspiracy beliefs. In contrast to specific conspiracy theories, items tapping into conspiracy mentality are typically not ideologically laden and are typically neither true ...
Roland Imhoff
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Analyzing the Causation Between Conspiracy Mentality and Belief in Conspiracy Theories
Zeitschrift Fur Psychologie / Journal of PsychologyAbstract: The dispositional approach to conspiracy mentality suggests that it causally precedes belief in conspiracy theories. I identify two potential pitfalls when analyzing this causal relationship: circular reasoning (in which the two constructs are conflated and interchangeable) and black box explanations (in which conspiracy mentality is merely ...
Kenzo Nera
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Semantic and Causal Relations Between the Conspiracy Mentality and Belief in Conspiracy Theories
Zeitschrift Fur Psychologie / Journal of PsychologyAbstract: Four pre-registered studies examined the semantic and causal relation between conspiracy mentality and belief in conspiracy theories. Study 1 ( N = 251) confirmed important differences between these two constructs. Participants perceived conspiracy mentality propositions as general rules and conspiracy theories as specific examples.
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Thinking the Relationships Between Conspiracy Mentality and Belief in Conspiracy Theories
Zeitschrift Fur Psychologie / Journal of PsychologyAbstract: In this response, I synthetize and expand on key points of agreement and on nuances brought up by Imhoff, Pummerer, and Sutton and colleagues in this issue ( 2024 ). I also attempt to further clarify the concept of conspiracy mentality. Building on Imhoff and Bruder’s (2014) conceptualization of conspiracy mentality as a generalized political
Kenzo Nera
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Speaking (Un–)Truth to Power: Conspiracy Mentality as A Generalised Political Attitude
European Journal of Personality, 2014Roland Imhoff, Martin Bruder
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